Grand gestures and meaningful places: If you want to successfully design large-scale projects in China, you have to adapt to different needs and circumstances than in Europe. Wei Wu and […]
For many decades, Herbert Lindinger has demonstrated the important role that design plays in processes of renewal. His work also shows the advantages of modularisation and that good design always […]
Timelessness as a vision, craftsmanship as a basis: Jil Sander, who was honoured with the German Design Award’s Personality award for her life’s work in 2018, is an exceptional figure […]
Successful internal branding turns employees into credible brand ambassadors. If it is to be successfully developed and implemented, the strategy must fit the company and its goals. By Lisa Schlomann […]
Architecture learns from Las Vegas, media transmits in real time, skyscrapers look like mocha pots, and in design, form now follows fun. “Everything at once – Postmodernism 1967 – 1992” […]
For the book “HerStories”, Gerda Breuer looked at the history of female graphic designers from 1880 to the present day. In this interview, the historian explains how important female designers […]
Cities make a decisive contribution to climate change. At the same time, they are particularly affected by its impact due to their location and building structures. While the population in […]
With their Designed Realities Lab at The New School in New York, Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby are once again stepping beyond the boundaries of their own discipline. Together with […]
Bruno Sacco left his mark on Mercedes design between 1975 and 1999. Many of the models created under his aegis are now among the brand’s classics. Bruno Sacco is now […]
Archigram, pop and ever further into the future: in his drawings, the British avant-garde architect Peter Cook has been thinking radically differently about cities and landscapes for decades. His “Speculations” […]
More and more front gardens in housing estates are adorned with an outdoor heat pump unit: good for the climate, hopefully, but aesthetically problematic. Why are the boxes needed at […]
The Design Academy Saaleck understands design as a forward-looking and cross-border practice. It thus marks a new beginning for the former Saaleck workshops, where notorious Nazi celebrities once frequented at […]
The Model Group promotes young talent with its international Model Young Package competition and thus ensures innovation for the packaging industry. The winners of the international competition were honoured in […]
Enlightening info design in the spirit of Isotype: With “Joy and Fear”, Theo Deutinger presents a picture-statistical illustrated report on the present with which he wants to continue Otto Neurath’s […]
Since this summer, “VERD°” has been standing in Frankfurt am Main: as a prototype of a serial, tree-like structure that is supposed to provide cooling in cities plagued by increasing […]
How are the winners of the German Design Graduates Award selected? In an interview with ndion.de, two members of this year’s jury tell us what distinguishes the class of 2023, […]
Archizoom, Alchimia, Memphis and on: Andrea Branzi has been involved in many formations of the critical Italian design avant-garde. Whether as a designer or theoretician, he never swam in the […]
As a lighting designer, Ulrike Brandi designs architecture and urban spaces with light – and is one of the most influential figures in this field. A conversation with Ulrike Brandi […]
At Berlin’s former Tegel Airport, Robin Hoske and Felix Rasehorn are researching and experimenting at the boundaries of design. A visit with the two founders of Wint Design Lab, who […]
They are reduced, spartan – quasi the underdogs of furniture design: stools. One of the classics of this genre is undisputedly the “Stool 60”, which Alvar Aalto designed 90 years […]